Joburg seeking 500MW of private power to fight load-shedding

[Hanno Labuschagne]

Joburg seeking 500MW of private power to fight load-shedding

Johannesburg’s municipality intends buying 500 megawatts of electricity from independent producers to help avert ongoing power outages in South Africa’s biggest city.

A request for proposals is awaiting approval from the National Treasury and should be issued within weeks, Mpho Phalatse, Johannesburg’s mayor, said in an interview at Bloomberg’s Johannesburg offices on Monday.

[Bloomberg]

 

[Lupus]

I guess they could look at building some CCTGs?

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Joburg seeking 500MW of private power to fight load-shedding

Johannesburg’s municipality intends buying 500 megawatts of electricity from independent producers to help avert ongoing power outages in South Africa’s biggest city.

A request for proposals is awaiting approval from the National Treasury and should be issued within weeks, Mpho Phalatse, Johannesburg’s mayor, said in an interview at Bloomberg’s Johannesburg offices on Monday.

[Bloomberg]

Add another 0 to that?

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

isnt Kelvin Power station privately owned, cant they just use that?

or is it too old and run down, to be of much use?

 

[wingnut771]

isnt Kelvin Power station privately owned, cant they just use that?

or is it too old and run down, to be of much use?

You would think.

 

[R13...]

I guess they could look at building some CCTGs?

With gas from where?

 

[ch@rge]

isnt Kelvin Power station privately owned, cant they just use that?

or is it too old and run down, to be of much use?

JHB currently gets around 180MW from them already, under a PPA.

CoJ signs deal with Kelvin Power Station for extra 100 MW

The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the privately-owned Kelvin Power Station to increase electricity supply for the city by 100 MW. CoJ executive mayor Mpho Moerane signed the PPA on October 8 alongside Gauteng Premier David Makhura and CoJ Environment and...

www.engineeringnews.co.za

 

[dualmeister]

With gas from where?

All the sewage dumps.

 

[wingnut771]

With gas from where?

Egoli Gas?

 

[Lupus]

With gas from where?

Egoli gas

 

[wingnut771]

JHB currently gets around 180MW from them already, under a PPA.

CoJ signs deal with Kelvin Power Station for extra 100 MW

The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the privately-owned Kelvin Power Station to increase electricity supply for the city by 100 MW. CoJ executive mayor Mpho Moerane signed the PPA on October 8 alongside Gauteng Premier David Makhura and CoJ Environment and...

www.engineeringnews.co.za

Why then do they have same stage blackouts as other cities?

 

[Benedict A55h0le]

With gas from where?

Jump on Gwede stomach.

 

[Lupus]

Why then do they have same stage blackouts as other cities?

Cause Eskom said so.

 

[wingnut771]

Cause Eskom said so.

Can't they tell Eskom to FO like CT do?

 

[Lupus]

Can't they tell Eskom to FO like CT do?

Difference is CT owns Steenbas as part of the CoCT grid, Kelvin isn't it's an IPP that Eskom also buys from.

 

[Benedict A55h0le]

CT said FO to Eskom? Steenbras is a fart in the ozone layer. CT also gets LS moer toe, also has Eskom prices, even more.

 

[Lupus]

CT said FO to Eskom? Steenbras is a fart in the ozone layer. CT also gets LS moer toe, also has Eskom prices, even more.

CT doesn't get as much load shedding think you really need to come out that little bubble you live in.

 

[Benedict A55h0le]

CT doesn't get as much load shedding think you really need to come out that little bubble you live in.

If you call half a stage when LS is at stages 1-2 and 0 difference stage 3 and above is implemented "not as much", then yes you are right. You need to see the bubble you live in, created by leftist indoctrination. And you call this CT has told Eskom to FO, I rest my face.

 

[Lupus]

If you call half a stage when LS is at stages 1-2 and 0 difference stage 3 and above is implemented "not as much", then yes you are right. You need to see the bubble you live in, created by leftist indoctrination. And you call this CT has told Eskom to FO, I rest my face.

I think you need to move, CPT has really riled you up. I've heard PE is lovely

 

[Benedict A55h0le]

I think you need to move, CPT has really riled you up. I've heard PE is lovely

I think you need to move, lack of logical thoughts really riled you up. I've heard hell is lovely.